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This text is used at more colleges and universities than any other business law text. With the perfect balance of tradition and innovation, this benchmark text brings to life the functions and inner-workings of business law in the real world. Rich with classic and modern cases, West's Business Law is the ideal text for students entering virtually any field of business. By combining this market leading text with a complete supplements and technology package, this is the one clear choice in business law courses.

UNIT ONE The Legal Environment of Business

1

(100)

Introduction to Law and Legal Reasoning

2

(28)

Courts and Alternative Dispute Resolution

30

(23)

Court Procedures

53

(22)

Constitutional Authority to Regulate Business

75

(26)

UNIT TWO Torts and Crimes

101

(96)

Torts and Cyber Torts

102

(24)

Strict Liability and Product Liability

126

(14)

Intellectual Property and Internet Law

140

(24)

Criminal Law and Cyber Crimes

164

(33)

UNIT THREE Contracts and E-Contracts

197

(158)

Nature and Terminology

198

(12)

Agreement

210

(17)

Consideration

227

(13)

Capacity and Legality

240

(18)

Genuineness of Assent

258

(14)

The Statute of Frauds

272

(15)

Third Party Rights

287

(13)

Performance and Discharge

300

(15)

Breach of Contract and Remedies

315

(15)

E-Contracts

330

(25)

UNIT FOUR Domestic and International Sales and Lease Contracts

355

(94)

The Formation of Sales and Lease Contracts

356

(25)

Title, Risk, and Insurable Interest

381

(15)

Performance of Sales and Lease Contracts

396

(15)

Remedies for Breach of Sales and Lease Contracts

411

(13)

Sales and Lease Warranties

424

(25)

UNIT FIVE Negotiable Instruments

449

(92)

The Function and Creation of Negotiable Instruments

450

(16)

Transferability and Holder in Due Course

466

(19)

Liability, Defenses, and Discharge

485

(22)

Checks, the Banking System, and E-Money

507

(34)

UNIT SIX Creditors' Rights and Bankruptcy

541

(70)

Secured Transactions

542

(24)

Other Creditors' Remedies and Suretyship

566

(15)

Bankruptcy Law

581

(30)

UNIT SEVEN Agency and Employment

611

(84)

Agency Formation and Duties

612

(14)

Liability to Third Parties and Termination

626

(21)

Labor and Employment Law

647

(22)

Employment Discrimination

669

(26)

UNIT EIGHT Business Organizations

695

(150)

Sole Proprietorships and Franchises

696

(11)

Partnerships and Special Business Forms

707

(22)

Corporations---Formation and Financing

729

(21)

Corporations---Directors, Officers, and Shareholders

750

(20)

Corporations---Merger, Consolidation, and Termination

770

(13)

Corporations---Investor Protection and Online Securities Offerings

783

(23)

Limited Liability Companies and Limited Partnerships

806

(16)

Ethics and Business Decision Making

822

(23)

UNIT NINE Government Regulation

845

(74)

Administrative Law

846

(17)

Consumer Law

863

(14)

Environmental Law

877

(18)

Antitrust Law

895

(24)

UNIT TEN Property

919

(68)

Personal Property and Bailments

920

(24)

Real Property

944

(20)

Landlord-Tenant Relationships

964

(23)

UNIT ELEVEN Special Topics

987

Insurance

988

(17)

Wills, Trusts, and Elder Law

1005

(22)

Liability of Accountants and Other Professionals

1027

(18)

International and Comparative Law

1045

(21)

Law for Small Business

1066

APPENDICES

A How to Brief Cases and Analyze Case Problems

A-2

B The Constitution of the United States

A-5

C The Uniform Commercial Code

A-14

D The United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (Excerpts)

A-189

E The Uniform Partnership Act

A-193

F The Revised Uniform Partnership Act (Excerpts)

A-202

G The Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act

A-206

H The Revised Model Business Corporation Act (Excerpts)

A-217

I The Uniform Limited Liability Company Act (Excerpts)

A-227

J The Securities Act of 1933 (Excerpts)

A-230

K The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Excerpts)

A-232

L Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Excerpts)

A-233

M The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (Excerpts)

A-235

N The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946 (Excerpts)

A-237

O The Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act of 2000 (Excerpts)